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AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsDaniel D. Bourget, Dieter B. Heerdt
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A redundant control circuit comprises a pair of heater circuits for heating a hot melt adhesive hose assembly to a predetermined temperature level, and a pair of temperature sensors which are used to sense the temperature of the hot melt adhesive hose assembly and to control energization of the heater circuits in order to maintain the desired temperature level. A first one of the heater circuits would initially be electrically connected to the hot melt adhesive hose assembly electrical circuitry, and in a similar manner, a first one of the temperature sensors would likewise be electrically connected to the hot melt adhesive hose assembly electrical circuitry. Subsequently, should a failure occur within the first one of the heater circuits, then an electrical switch mechanism would be activated so as to effectively remove the first, failed heater circuit from the hot melt adhesive hose assembly electrical circuitry, and substantially simultaneously, electrically connect the second one of the heater circuits to the hot melt adhesive hose assembly electrical circuitry. Similar switching procedures would also be implemented in connection with the pair of temperature sensors should a failure occur within a first one of the temperature sensors initially incorporated within the hot melt adhesive hose assembly electrical circuitry.
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The method as set forth in claim 19, further comprising the steps of:
The method as set forth in claim 19, further comprising the step of:
A method of controlling electrical components of a hot melt adhesive hose assembly by means of a redundant control circuit, comprising the steps of:
A method of controlling electrical components of a hot melt adhesive hose assembly by means of a redundant control circuit, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.